Wyre Forest ✦ Ancient woodland 125 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🏃 Running🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 125 ha
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52.37140, -2.37148
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🏃 Trail running is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🏃 Trail running is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🏃 Trail running
Very strong match
3 running route(s)
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
7 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Springy Turf-moss +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
North Worcestershire Path Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Worcestershire Way Walking route 50 km ▾
Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named route Length 50 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ribbesford Circular Trail Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref RCT Length 2 km Local walking route
Show on map Stourport Circular Walk Walking route 6.5 km ▾
Named route Length 6.5 km Local walking route
Show on map St John's Lane public footpath · 125 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 125 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 22 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 22 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 54 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 54 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 83 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 83 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 240 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 240 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wyre Forest Green Route Mountain bike route ▾
Wyre Forest Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
St John's Lane bridleway · 750 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 750 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Chapel Lane bridleway · 376 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 376 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
45,526 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,526 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Redwing · Goldfinch · Robin · Nuthatch +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Wood Mouse · Pipistrelle +4
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Human Homo sapiens 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Frog
Red Wood Ant · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 Common Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Common Pocket-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Moss +13
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Moss Bryophyta Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,526 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Redwing · Goldfinch · Robin · Nuthatch +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Wood Mouse · Pipistrelle +4
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Human Homo sapiens 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Frog
Red Wood Ant · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Black Clock
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 Common Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Common Pocket-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Moss +13
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Moss Bryophyta Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Domestic Dog
Domestic Dog
Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2025
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2025
Shining Hookeria Hookeria lucens2025
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2025
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans2025
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2025
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2025
Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata2025
Palustriella commutata Palustriella commutata2025
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta2025
Notched Pouchwort Calypogeia arguta2025
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides2025
Maidenhair Pocket-moss Fissidens adianthoides2025
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2025
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians2025
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2025
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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